36It should also be borne in mind that it follows from the Court’s case-law that the Court has jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings concerning the interpretation of provisions of EU law irrespective of whether or not they have direct effect between the parties to the underlying dispute (judgment of 8 May 2019, Praxair MRC, C‑486/18, EU:C:2019:379, paragraph 35 and the case-law cited). Therefore, the Italian Government’s arguments concerning the impossibility of applying the provisions of Directive 2008/104 directly to a dispute between individuals are irrelevant.
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